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sussvival instinct (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (5 children)

While we're on a thread about English grammar, "who's" means "who is." The possessive of "who" is "whose."

Sorry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

thanks. went ahead and just deleted the whole comment. wouldn't want to ruin any potential sentiment with poor grammar!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

grammar pedantry is way more annoying than any grammar mistake

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Interesting thing about grammar and spelling is that incorrect grammar/spelling is only incorrect until it's not.

Language is dynamic and is changed based on how people use it, and if people use it "wrong" in the same way enough times it becomes right.

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